Cattle rustlers storm burial, chase away MPs, Governor, mourners

Residents of Chesongoch and Chesetan stand guard against cattle rustlers along the Kerio Valley in Elgeyo Marakwet County. The violence pitting the Pokot against the Marakwet communities has claimed scores of lives and displacing thousands. 20-10-2016. [PHOTOS:KEVIN TUNOI/Standard]

A burial ceremony of one of the cattle rustling victims in Marakwet East almost ended in disarray after armed Pokot raiders launched a daylight attack.

The raiders invaded Kasui village, just a kilometre from the home where Justine Kipkeu was being interred, and fired sporadically in the air as they drove away stolen animals.